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Marie-Ange Kalenga

Forests, Governance & Development Policy Advisor

Marie-Ange Kalenga

Marie-Ange Kalenga joined Fern in 2014. She is a development specialist and sociologist with 20 years’ experience in the NGO and development sectors. She has lived in Northern Europe, Central, West, and North Africa, working extensively on natural resource governance including for Transparency International and the Extractives Industries Transparency Initiative.

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Ending corruption, improving forest governance: why it matters

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Community forestry: Opportunity or mirage for women in the Congo Basin?

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EU Development Budget: will the Council build on Parliament’s bold stance?

The European Parliament has given unambiguous support to the climate and the environment. Now Member States must follow suit.

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The fate of the Congo Basin forests must lie with its people

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